A Maryland firefighter is on administrative leave after he was arrested and charged with arson in Pennsylvania.
Prince George's County firefighter and medic Lt. Sean Christopher Roth was arrested on Friday in York County, Pennsylvania, in connection to an arson on Aug. 29, the Prince George's County Fire Department said.
Roth, 39, faces charges of arson with intent to collect insurance, fraudulent insurance claim and risking catastrophe. He is being held in jail on $25,000 bond.
He has been in the Prince George's County Fire Department for more than 19 years, fire officials said. Roth will stay on administrative leave with pay until further notice, the department said.
The York County Fire School said in a statement Roth was also an instructor who taught numerous classes at the school.